New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-03
MR.. REED ON THE SURPLUS.
ATALK WITH THE REPUBLICAN LEADER
DIFFICULTIES ~ THE WAY or RELIEVING TIE
TRYAsURY-ANOMALOU PARTY CONDITION.
DEMOCHATrC OBSTRUCTION.
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DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY or RELIEVING The
TRYAsURY-ANoMALOUs PARTY CONDITIONS
DEMOCEATIC OBSTRUCTION.
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w,smIxGrox Dec. 2.-Representatiyc Reed of Maine,
who will receive the Republican nonlAation Tor the
Sucakership IN tie caucus tomorrow afternoon, mas
arrived in :ton. lie Will be retained, unhou't-
cdlv a. enc OF Republican members Of the Ways ana
Means Committee hut IL is apparent mat he doc' not
expect that he aud his Republican colleagues viii nave
any voice in TIE forming % tarn or Internal revenue
bill In conversation with Thin'NE CORES! on!en To-
day NIr Rcel sail that Congress coald ana ought
Immediately to pass Bill repeating the Internal taxes
on tobacco which would relieve the Treasury I" inc
extent OF some S30.OO0,oOO per annun lie does not
expect however, that tnc IRE. trade leaders in The
H. oe will consent that because they Want t" Use the
proposition reduce the Internal taxes as lever to
Use agau stS;he protective system
Mr. Reed inclined 20 believe the report, when 10
credited by many careful observers ia Washington that
the wh.k,y and tie big manufacturers ~ cigars
and cigarettes will WORK together proven. the repeal
or 70 reduction OF informal taxes On distilled spirits,
otrS aud cigarettes Speaking nf The diiicuilcS winch
beet any attempt reduce the revenue by legislation,
Mr.. Reed SAID:
have no desire to express any opinion rs TO the
prospects of legislation tins winter III regard to tae
surplus. Probably very hte further into tie
mil stone than you can 1t would 10 go"d thlhS'
however if the people of the Uni1cd states could see the
real difficulties that to be met II real understand
ing OF situation could he hal II would 90 lar 10
insure reasonable treatment OF congressional acton
Everybody agrees that surplus not far from
SlO0,0ooOoO is upon ana ought to he reduced But
when il comes t. the question of how 10 do II, the
trouble begins At the very outset the party conditions
are very strange and anomalous The responsibility Is
OF course. the party in power The DE nOcfac party
has at least ten majority AMI perhaps fifteen But II Is
divided into Democrats inclined to iree-trade ana Dem
ocrats inclined to proccon-hc Free-Tri lcrs being in
Nirt .,vlt. ia. 1lIll ha ami
mated If elected he will appoint Committee on Ways
anl Means his wing Of the party, which VIII act
precisely a. his other Ways ana Means Committees have
done, that is say, prolIce hill which has only
minority back of it. bll which cannot pass On to
other hand the majority the ousc. which could prss
a bill having the committee ol Ways ana Means.
can not produce a bin at all This is parliamentary
nicilty arising Odt the division i'll the Den0crdc
party.
OTHER DIFFICULTIES IL THE WAY.
But there ara intrinsic difficulties besides. The first
man meet SAYS: Reduce the SUGAR duty That looSs
very simple Bat in -, that tried AMI the whole
Democratic party voted AGAINST it. Why The excuse
wa. that 1t was a dCty The reason was th1t
Louisiana Democratic state There are also m'ny
protect onist> Wno would V"t to re- MI Inc ni sugar
duiv from "A sincere peiic Justified recent ni-c"yrrr,
mat We the verge al producing from sorghum an
sources all tie slsr or country can c"n>un
You will nhcr too that the Admin straii'n IN more
tuan Treasury ulcrdAcc has dehdidci the retention
of tie sugar duty. a.,
Ihe next scheme Is 10 reduce protective duties. Bat
Wnul that reduce surplus mp
customs revenue The an0unt oil articles Imported
multiplied 10y the duty II Non reduce me IniS you
mult which would he IlEht iod tild
not increase the multiplcanl But When y IN reduce
the duty necessarily increase the amount imlo tc
I'm Iced that must bc your very OBJECT why reduce
duties 4 yon don't want more foreign goods But We
are not left conjecture 10 results. \ small example
Will make PLAIN By an Interpretation ~ the law oi
Wor-tcl goods dates nave been reduced, VIII |
what result Why. the revenue has doubted. II We 10
rather than less WHAT effect Sur changes would h'Nc !
on the hnsincss of the country Just n tins moment
leave business men 10 conjecture and dread
Another proposition l. 10 tlke thc reduction rom ne
There IL very wide agreement a~ 10
the tobacco and II tie Speaker womb allow prop
oslron to take that $4,000 900 on. u would easily
I;ut he probably intends To use that - we pom to
att ack protection under The Cul-e OF reduction oi
surpus The whole Internal rcveuue Il about |
100 900 900 cn you Ia the question OF Re Inc
on of the revenue 10y taking OF the whiskcN lax one
man thinks IL the advantage OF ano-hhs many
Offices leaving the trade ~ the country unii-lfhc
Union, believes that II VIII release the
Government from the participation In tie pronts o
n anufacture winch Government Ought 10 cnuuie-
nance on the other han that tax Is defended ~ one
the tax liquor AM pnttlns II on clothes Inc man
ulacturers i5n of whiskry, desire the tax continued
because II enables those OF large capta Ia absorb the
business The eIpient Of creating rec isl TN coal
WOOL salt lumber AMI h~h thereon H. OF course
only attacking protection III detail -,
You can by this slight enumeration what the
difficulties II there was sincere -ingIr desire !"
reduce the surplus which i what the COUNT rally
wants there wolI he ont little difficulty; but many
men want use the reduction OF the surplus when
everybody agrees To as icvcr 10 10 'tiihg Whch
only A rrerl dr minority vans 10 do Tat the people
q, m country are liable be deceived unless they tcep
OF surplus without disturbance OF the Industries %
tie country